The second and third greatest base stealers of all time?

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04-25-2025, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by John1941

My impression is that teams attempted the hit-and-run a lot in those days - it's possible that Cobb was often counted caught stealing on failed hit-and-runs.

The "hit and run" term/expression has annoyed me ever since I learned what it was meant to describe. Quite simply it's a misnomer since hitting and running is standard baseball. The expression actually refers to run and then (hopefully) hit.

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